Ordsprogene 20
1 En Spotter er Vinen, stærk Drik slaar sig løs, og ingen, som raver deraf, er viis.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Som Løvebrøl er Rædslen, en Konge vækker, at vække hans Vrede er at vove sit Liv.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Mands Ære er det at undgaa Trætte, men alle Taaber vil Strid.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Om Efteraaret pløjer den lade ikke, han søger i Høst, men finder intet.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Raad i Mands Hjerte er dybe Vande, men Mand med Indsigt drager det op.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Mangen kaldes en velvillig Mand, men hvem kan finde en trofast Mand?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Retfærdig er den, som lydefrit vandrer, hans Sønner faar Lykke efter ham.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Kongen, der sidder i Dommersædet, sigter alt ondt med sit Blik.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Hvo kan sige: »Jeg rensed mit Hjerte, og jeg er ren for Synd!«
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 To Slags Vægt og to Slags Maal, begge Dele er HERREN en Gru.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Selv Drengen kendes paa det, han gør, om han er ren og ret hans Færd.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Øret, der hører, og Øjet, der ser, HERREN skabte dem begge.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Elsk ikke Søvn, at du ej bliver fattig, luk Øjnene op og bliv mæt.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Køberen siger: »Usselt, usselt!« men skryder af Handelen, naar han gaar bort.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Har man end Guld og Perler i Mængde, kosteligst Smykke er Kundskabslæber.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Tag hans Klæder, han borged for en anden, pant ham for fremmedes Skyld!
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Sødt smager Løgnens Brød, bagefter fyldes Munden med Grus.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Planer, der lægges ved Raadslagning, lykkes; før Krig efter modent Overlæg!
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Bagtaleren røber, hvad ham er betroet, hav ej med en aabenmundet at gøre!
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Den, der bander Fader og Moder, i Bælgmørke gaar hans Lampe ud.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Først haster man efter en Arv, men til sidst velsignes den ikke.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Sig ikke: »Ondt vil jeg gengælde!« Bi paa HERREN, saa hjælper han dig.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 To Slags Lodder er HERREN en Gru, det er ikke godt, at Vægten er falsk.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Fra HERREN er Mands Fjed, hvor kan et Menneske fatte sin Skæbne!
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Det er farligt at sige tankeløst: »Helligt!« og først efter Løftet tænke sig om.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Viis Konge sigter de gudløse, lader Tærskehjul gaa over dem.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Menneskets Aand er en HERRENS Lampe, den ransager alle hans Indres Kamre.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Godhed og Troskab vogter Kongen, han støtter sin Trone ved Retfærd.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Unges Stolthed er deres Styrke, gamles Smykke er graanet Haar.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Blodige Strimer renser den onde og Hug hans Indres Kamre.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
